Table 3.
Comparison between reported or calculated PER outcomes and aggregate indicators in formal provincial information systems
| Indicator | PER total | PER urban | PER rural | Reported aggregate for the Western Cape 2017–2019* |
| n=14 527 | n = 9435 (65%) | n=5092 (35%) | ||
| Stillbirth† n (%) | 296 (2.0) | 180 (1.9) | 116 (2.4) | 2.2%33 |
| Per 1000 births | 20 | 19.1 | 24 | 18.531 |
| 22.131 32 | ||||
| Neonatal death in facility rate‡ per 1000 live births | 8.7 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 8.931 32 |
| Perinatal mortality rate§ per 1000 births | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25.631 |
| 27.932 | ||||
| 29.133 | ||||
| Low birth weight¶ n(%) | 1737 (12.0) | 879 (9.3) | 857 (16.8) | 14.9% urban subdistrict |
| 18.4% rural subdistrict33 | ||||
| Maternal mortality in facility ratio per 100 000 live births | 63.5 | Insufficient data | 43.6–66.832 | |
| Teenage pregnancies (10–19 years) n(%) | 929 (6.4) | 450 (4.8) | 497 (9.4) | 3.5% urban subdistrict |
| 7.3% rural subdistrict33 | ||||
| Caesarean section rate per 1000 births | 3416 (26.6) | 2411 (30.0) | 1005 (21.0) | 28.932–29.333 |
*Includes aggregate reports compiled from the District Health Information System and Perinatal Problem Identification Programme.31–33
†Delivery of a baby with no signs of life after 27 completed weeks of gestation (ie, viable baby born dead).
‡Death before 28 days of life.
§Stillbirth plus neonatal deaths <8 days per 1000 births.
¶Birthweight <2500 g; liveborn infants only.
PER, Pregnancy Exposure Registry.